That man, 41-year-old Frederick Miller, has been accused of shooting his wife early Thursday morning inside their Jeffersonville apartment. She is expected to survive.

Police said Miller shot her twice in the leg in front of their three young children, and according to Miller's criminal history, it's not the first time he's attacked a spouse.

"He shot her here, the bullet didn't go through. Shot her here and the bullet came down from there," said a neighbor, who did not want to be identified.

The neighbor said she got an unexpected wake-up about 1 a.m. Thursday -- yelling and gunshots, followed by Miller's wife banging on her door for help.

"She come running across, she can hardly walk. She got her kids over here and I got them in here, put them back in the back bedroom so they can't see their mom laying. She was laying there and I was trying to tie her leg," the neighbor said. "She was screaming, so I stopped. Five minutes later, the cops were here and then the ambulance got here and took care."

Police said things turned violent inside the Colonial Park Drive home late Wednesday night, when Miller instigated an argument with his wife.

"He aggressively pursued her. She tried to go to bed. He woke her up and continued arguing with her. At some point, he produced a handgun he kept in the house and pointed it at her. She attempted to escape him by going into the children's room," said Jeffersonville police Detective Todd Hollis.

Police said she tried to escape with their three kids through a window, but Miller wouldn't let her.

"(He) came into the room, physically pulled her back in," said Hollis.

That's when, police said, he shot her twice in the leg in front of their three kids, ages 1, 2 and 3.

Police said Miller fired a third bullet which went through a neighboring apartment.

"He was such a nice guy. I would've never thought (he would do this)," the neighbor said.

Miller has a criminal history including a previous conviction for assault. According to the citation, the victim in that 2006 incident is his ex-wife, who he was married to at the time.

Wednesday's incident could lead to a multitude of additional charges.

"I never seen anything in my life like it," the neighbor said.

None of the children were physically hurt. They're currently with family members.

Jeffersonville police have notified all neighboring jurisdictions to be on the lookout for Miller. He is considered armed and dangerous.